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The event is open to youngsters ages 4 to 12. Pre-registration is recommended.

Completed registration forms can be put in the box at the Conyngham Pool or Gould's Shursave. Registration the day of the event will be held at 5 p.m.

- The dunk tank schedule for Valley Nite and Valley Day is being completed.

On Saturday, Valley Day, Builders Club members will be on the dunk tank from noon to 2 p.m.

There are still some available times. A sign-up sheet is at the George Ernst Pool. Anyone who would like to be on the dunk tank may stop at the pool and sign up. The available times will be posted. The list will be available until all times are filled.

Volunteers for the dunk tank should be at the location about 10 minutes prior to their dunking time.

- Conyngham TOPS Chapter 1013 met recently at Christ United Church of Christ and opened the meeting with the TOPS Pledge.

Roll call was taken, followed by reports given by the secretary, treasurer and weight recorder.

Rosemary was the best loser for the week.

The positive is fresh salads and the negative is to cut down on carbohydrates.

Janet presented a program called "Cool and Sweet Summer Treats," concerning cutting down on calories.

A general discussion was held and the meeting closed with the Helping Hands Pledge.

This chapter of Take Off Pounds Sensibly meets every Thursday at Christ UCC, Main Street. Weigh-in at 6 p.m. is followed by a brief meeting and program.

New members are welcome.

- The Have Yarn Will Knit Club meets every Friday from 10 a.m. to noon at the Conyngham Municipal Building, 215 Main St.

New members are welcome.

- The St. John Bosco Book Club will meet Aug. 25 at 12:30 p.m. at Tom's Kitchen, Route 93.

The selection for this month is "God?" (second edition) by Patricia Klatch Shenyo, a parishioner of St. John Bosco.

There are a few books available to borrow, or you can buy a copy by calling Pat at 570-788-4955.

For more information, call Arlene Stagg at 570-788-3543 or email lance.enama@gmail.com.

Following lunch, Joe Lapchak will provide entertainment from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.

The event is sponsored by the Luzerne/Wyoming Counties Area Agency on Aging.

A nutritious meal is served weekdays at the center and any county resident 60 years or older is eligible. Lunch reservations must be made by 12:30 p.m. the day before.

For more information, call the center at 570-788-4881 weekdays between 9 and 11 a.m. and noon and 1 p.m.

- Anyone who would like to volunteer to assist at food or game booths at Valley Nite or Valley Day may call Jon Weaver at 570-788-1996 or Rena Bicking at 570-788-5652.

Freeland

- The Freeland American Legion will host its annual outing on Saturday.

Members can sign up at the post home. All details are available at the post. The deadline for tickets is today.

- Freeland American Legion members can pick up new key cards at the post home until Saturday.

Members should keep their old cards until Saturday when the card reader will be replaced.

- Just Us will be playing at VFW Post 5010 on Thursday from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.

Members and their guests are welcome.

The kitchen will be open.

- Freeland American Legion Post 473 will hold its monthly meeting Thursday at 7 p.m. at the post home.

The annual Master Sgt. Paul Karpowich (Army) Scholarship drawings will be discussed. Sign-up sheets are at the post home.

The group will also dedicate two personalized memorial coins in memory of Cpl. Richard Evancho, U.S. Marine Corps, and Karpowich. Evancho is MIA from Vietnam and Karpowich, was killed in action in Iraq.

The coins will be presented to their families. All members are welcome to attend.

- The Shoreliners Polka Band will play on Sunday from 2 to 6 p.m. at the Freeland Event Center, 526 Fern St., Freeland.

The free dance is being held by the Anthracite Polka Association.

- Red and White Boys Basketball Camp will be held Monday through Aug. 9 at the MMI Preparatory School gymnasium.

Cost of the camp is $55 per camper and will run daily from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and all campers will receive a free gift.

The camp will be under the direction of MMI basketball coach Joe Flanagan and his staff.

The camp is open to boys entering second through ninth grades.

For more information, call Joe at 570-814-1350 or email freelandnews@hotmail.com.

The camp will focus on fundamentals and individual and team competitions.

Awards will be given in all divisions.

- The Freeland YMCA's first golf tournament will be held Aug. 17 at Edgewood in the Pines.

The format will be a four-man scramble captain and crew with a shotgun start at 1 p.m.

The event is limited to the first 20 teams. Cost is $75 per person. All entries should be in before Aug. 10.

The cost to sponsor a hole is $50. Make checks payable to the Freeland YMCA.

Reservations for the golf tournament can be made by calling Jerry Brogan at 570-636-0829 or the Freeland YMCA at 570-636-3640, email freelandymca @verizon.net or visit free landymca.com.

- A Red & White Basketball Skills Clinic will be held Aug. 17 at the MMI Preparatory School gymnasium, 154 Center St., Freeland.

There will be one two- hour session from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.

The clinic is open to any boy or girl going into sixth to 12th grades in the fall, but space is limited.

Emphasis will be on ball-handling, creating space, offensive moves facing the hoop and with ones back to hoop, as well as all types of solution shots.

Anyone attending will learn the best two-ball and one-ball dribbling drills that the NBA, WNBA and collegiate players use in their workouts.

Develop the confidence to beat a defender from any area of the court and discover the best solution shots for any situation on the court.

The clinic will be under the direction of Cy Fulton, former basketball coach at Penn State Hazleton.

Each player will be taught:

Two-ball and one-ball dribbling drills, creating space against a defender, offensive moves facing the basket, offensive moves with one's back to the basket, develop solution shots, develop one's own prime-time move, learn how to finish at the basket, and how to practice and develop a workout program.

- The 2013-14 Hazleton Area School District real estate taxes have been issued.

Any Foster Township property owner who did not receive their bill should contact Ed Rossi, tax collector, at 501 Centre St. or call 570-636-2822 between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Monday through Saturday.

- The Freeland Fire Department will conduct its monthly meeting Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at the fire station.

The revised by laws will be presented for first reading at this meeting.

The relief association meeting will be held at 7 p.m.

Larry Stepansky, president, will be in charge of both.

- The Drifton Jr A.C. summer golf tournament will be held Aug. 25 at Sand Springs.

Sign ups are under way at the club.

- The Freeland Whippets football program is seeking donations of picnic tables to be used at the Della Croce Field.

The tables must be in good working order. Anyone owning a picnic table who would like to donate it to a worthy cause supporting the community can call Donavan at 570-401-1999.

Team officials will coordinate the pickup of the item and documentation of the donation.

Hazleton

- The Women of Faith of Faith United Church of Christ, 21 Faith Drive, Hazleton, off Airport Beltway behind the Toyota dealership will hold a pie sale on Aug. 24.

Choices of pies are peach crumb or peach custard.

The deadline for orders is Aug. 18. To order, call 570-459-0179.

The pie sale is on the same day as the church's peach social, which will be held from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. and will feature breakfast items, bake sale, tricky trays, peach pie, peaches and ice cream and a variety of food items.

Mountain Top

- Little League Fall Ball signups will held Sunday from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Alberdeen Complex.

The Mountain Top Area Little League Fall Ball/baseball and softball programs are for boys and girls 8 to 11 years old.

The captain and crew, four-player scramble is open to all. Cost is $80 per person and $320 per foursome.

For more information, call Terry at 570-510-4736.

- St. Jude's religious education program is in need of catechists.

A short program explaining the catachists' role will be held today at 6:30 p.m. in St. Jude's day room.

For more information, contact Margaret Loveless at the parish center.

Shenandoah

- The Shenandoah Area Senior Citizens are taking reservations for a bus trip to the Showboat Casino in Atlantic City from Sept. 12 to 14.

Cost is $165 per person and includes $20 in slot play with transportation by Luxri Bus with lunch on the way.

For reservations and more information, call Dolores at 570-462-3222.

Future trips include Penns Peak on Oct. 3 to see the Swing Dolls at a cost of $61, and the American Music Theatre on Nov. 21 for the Christmas show, with lunch at Shady Maple. Cost is $70.

- The Lithuanian contingent for the Heritage Day Parade of Nations in Shenandoah on Aug. 24 is extending an invitation for men, women and children with some Lithuanian heritage to participate.

No costumes are needed and people do not have to be Shenandoah residents to participate.

For more information, call Florence Yanall at 570-462-2458.

- The Lithuanian window display is set up in the Webb Realty building, South Main Street. It was designed by Elaine Luschas and can be viewed through Labor Day.

Tresckow

- An English dart tournament, sponsored by the Tresckow Fire Company and Maverick Entertainment, will be held at noon on Saturday at the Tresckow Fire Company hall.

The tournament will benefit Connie Minzola Jr.

The tournament will feature two-man teams and a luck of the draw. Cost is $30 per team.

Registration will begin at 11 a.m. and the tournament will start at noon.

For more information, contact Scott Minzola at 570-401-3892.

Weathery

- Couples who will be celebrating a milestone wedding anniversary are invited to join in the annual diocesan celebration on Sept. 22 at the Cathedral of St. Catherine of Sienna, 1875 W. Turner St., Allentown.

A copy of the application can be received at Our Lady of Lourdes Parish or from the Rev. Floyd Caesar.

- A cross country meeting for Weatherly Area School District athletes and their parents will be held today at 6:30 p.m. in the high school gym.

Plans for the three-day event on the weekend of Aug. 16 to 18 will be finalized.

Anyone interested in helping with the event is welcome to attend.

- American Legion Post 360 will hold an unbaked pizza sale on Aug. 9 at the post home on Veterans Lane.

Pizzas will be available in one size of single cheese, 11 inches by 17 inches, for $8.

For a four-cheese blend, pepperoni or sausage, add $1 for each item.

Pre-orders are suggested and can be placed until Tuesday at 4 p.m. by calling the post home at 570-427-0009 or Tom at 570-427-8016 and leaving a message with a name, phone number, selection and pick-up time.

Pickup will be Aug. 9 from 2 to 6 p.m.

A limited number of pizzas will be available for walk-ins the day of the sale.

Proceeds will benefit children and youth as well as veterans' programs.

- The last session of the Weatherly Community Library's summer reading program will be held Aug. 8 from 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. at the Weatherly Area Elementary/Middle School Library, with the topic of ants.

The library door by the middle school entrance will be open at 10 a.m. and stay open until noon to allow students to borrow books to read during the summer.

The program is aimed toward third- through sixth-grade students, but any student older or younger is encouraged to attend.

Since this is the final session, two ant farms will be given away as door prizes.

For each session a student attended, a ticket was placed into a jar to go toward this drawing.

- American Legion Post 360 will have a stand at the 150th anniversary celebration at Eurana Park on Aug. 16 from 5 to 10 p.m., Aug. 17 from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Aug. 18 from noon to 6 p.m.

Residents are welcome to stop by for some soda, water, Farmers' Iced Tea, chicken strips with sauce, slices of cheese, pepperoni or sausage pizza, onion rings, mozzarella sticks withsauce, corn dogs on a stick and more.

- The Weatherly Hillclimb Association will hold a Chinese auction during the fall hillclimb event to be held Sept.14 and 15.

Donations would be appreciated.

If interested, contact Bonnie at 570-427-8361 and leave a message if no answer.

- The Weatherly Area Soccer Boosters will meet on Thursday at 4 pm in Mr. Neil's classroom at the high school.

Final plans for the Orange and Black game on Aug. 10 and plans for the the start of the high school soccer season will be discussed.

Any high school girls' or boys' soccer parent is welcome. Anyone unable to make the meeting and would like more information should call Lori at 570-427-2499.

- Centenary United Methodist Church will participate in Weatherly's 150th anniversary celebration with a food stand.

Church members will be selling homemade barbecue, cold Italian hoagies, and waffles and ice cream.

Members are needed to manage the stand on Saturday and Sunday during the event. There is a sign-up sheet in the church or anyone interested can call the church at 570-427-8091 and leave a message. A return call will be made.

White Haven

- VFW 6615, White Haven, will hold its annual outing Aug. 10.

Breakfast will be from 8 to 10 a.m., and lunch/dinner from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The last day to purchase tickets is Thursday.

For ticket information, call the post at 570-443-3333 after 1 p.m. daily.

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